45-70 caliber, serial number 212021, lock with "Eagle" and "U.S. SPRINGFIELD", "VP" over "Eagle Head" and "P" to left side of 32-5/8 in. barrel, R on top of barrel, breechblock marked "US MODEL 1878", "A" on top of wood stock, "US", "A", "1" and "29" on butt plate, flip up rear sight, cleaning rod, overall 51-3/4 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

metal surfaces with patina, oxidation and signs of handling wear, heavy wear to stock with dents, chips, gouges, and scratches, 3 in. hairline crack between trigger and lock plate, chips and wear to edges of wood, old loss to wood at cleaning rod channel, triggers and hammer appear to function